agniṣvātta

agniṣvātta m. pl. (-ttāḥ) Demigods or manes to whom funeral oblations are presented. They are said to be the sons of MARĪCI, and progenitors especially of the gods.

E. agni, sva own, and ātta taken, who receive what is offered them by fire as their own.

agni-ṣvātta (ttaḥ) 1. m. Demigods,
sons of Marichi, or manes to
whom offerings are made.

agniṣvātta Tatpur. m. pl. (-ttāḥ) Demigods or manes to whom

funeral oblations are presented; a sort of manes who when

alive did not maintain their domestic fires nor offer burnt

sacrifices. According to some they live in the Somaloka

and are sons of Marīchi and progenitors especially of the

gods; according to others they are residents of the Virāja-

loka, sons of Pulastya, the manes of the demigods and

demons, and parents of Pīvarī. Also written agnisvātta.

E. agnisva (agni and sva) and ātta (who are obtained by

what belongs or is given to Agni) or agniṣu (in or by obla-

tions to fire) and ātta (obtained viz. invoked).

agniṣvātta agniṣvātta, also agni-

svātta agni-svātta (vb. svād), m. A

class of Pitṛs or Manes, viz. those of the

Devas and Brāhmaṇas, Man. 3, 195, 199.

agniṣvāttá m. pl. a class of the Manes (lit. eaten by fire).

agni—ṣvāttá m. pl. [in Epic and later texts -svātta] ‘tasted by the funeral fire’, the Manes, RV. x, 15, 11; VS.; ŚBr.

in later texts N. of a class of Manes (who on earth neglected the sacrificial fire), MBh. &c.

agniṣvātta m. pl. (-ttāḥ) Demigods or names to whom funeral oblations
are presented. They are said to be the sons of MARĪCHI, and
progenitors especially of the gods.

E. agni, sva own, and ātta
taken, who receive what is offered them by fire as their own.

agniṣvāttá (agni + svātta von svad) adj. vom Feuer gekostet, verzehrt; wie agnidagdha von den dem Feuer übergebenen Todten und sofort als Bezeichnung der Manen (pitaraḥ) gebraucht, ṚV. 10, 15, 11. VS. 19, 58 - 61. 21, 43. 24, 18. ŚAT. BR. 2, 6, 1, 6. 7. 29. Erscheinen M. 3, 195. 199. als Kinder Marīci's und als Manen der Götter und Brahmanen; vgl. HARIV. 954 (agnisvāttāḥ, so auch ŚABDAM. im ŚKDR.) und VP. 84. 239.

agniṣvātta auch MBH. 2, 462 (°svātta ed. Calc.). Verz. d. Oxf. H. 39,b. 39.

agni-ṣvāttá, a., vom Feuer verzehrt (svād), von den verbrannten Leichen.

-ās [V. p.] pitaras {841,11}.

agniṣvāttá Adj. vom Feuer verzehrt , Bez. der Manen und später m. Pl. Bez. bestimmter Manen.

agniṣvā(svā)tta pu0 ba0 va0 agnitaḥ (śrāddhīyaviprakara-
rūpānalāt suṣṭhu āttaṃ grahaṇaṃ yeṣāṃ āda-dā-kta ṣatvamiti
bahavaḥ . marīciputre pitṛgaṇaviśeṣe . “agniṣvā(svā)ttāḥ
varhiṣadaḥ ūṣmapā ājyapāstatheti” manuḥ . taitti-
rīyabrāhmaṇe tu anyathā niruktaṃ yathā “agniṣvāttā-
nṛtumato havāmahe . narāśaṃse somapīthaṃ ya āśuḥ .
te no arvantaḥ suhavā bhavantu . śanno bhavantu
dvipade śaṃ catuṣpade” iti “agniṣvāttā agniṣvātta-
nāmakāḥ pitaraḥ pitṛviśeṣāḥ . te ca cāturmāsyagatapitṛ-
yajñabrāhmaṇe spaṣṭamabhihitāḥ, “ye vā ayajvāno gṛhamedhina
sve pitaro'gniṣyāttā” iti . manuṣyajanmanyagniṣṭomādiyā-
gamakṛtvā smārttakarmmaniṣṭhāḥ santo mṛtvā ca pitṛtvaṃ gatāḥ .
tānagniṣvāttān” iti tadbhāṣye mādhavācāryyaḥ .

AGNIṢVĀTTA . One of the seven Pitṛs. The other six

Pitṛs are: Vairāja, Gārhapatya, Somapa, Ekaśṛṅga,

Caturveda and Kāla. (M.B., Sabhā Parva, Chapter 11,

Verses 44, 45 and 46).